Abdul Rashid Godil (; born 7 September 1960) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of

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, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life

Godil was born in Karachi on 7 September 1960 or on 17 September 1960.

Political career

In 1991, he was elected as a member of the All Pakistan Memon Federation and later, was elected as its president. He began his political career in 2005 and became a union council

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the same year. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-252 (Karachi) on ticket of

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. He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-252 (Karachi) on ticket of

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. In June 2018, he quit MQM and joined PTI.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Godil Living people Muttahida Qaumi Movement MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Politicians from Karachi 1960 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Memon people Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians